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There Once Was a Cop

19721h 35mGeorges Lautner

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Campana, a commissar at the drugs bureau of Paris police gets an undercover job in Nice to catch an Italian-French mafia boss. As he slips into the identity of a gangster's brother, who was already killed, he has to play the role of a loving husband with child - something that is not so easy for a confirmed single like Campana. Unfortunately American killers chase behind the Nice mafia clan too, in order to get control of French drug trades to USA.

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What is There Once Was a Cop (1972) about?

Campana, a commissar at the drugs bureau of Paris police gets an undercover job in Nice to catch an Italian-French mafia boss. As he slips into the identity of a gangster's brother, who was already killed, he has to play the role of a loving husband with child - something that is not so easy for a confirmed single like Campana. Unfortunately American killers chase behind the Nice mafia clan too,…

Who stars in There Once Was a Cop?

There Once Was a Cop stars Michael Lonsdale (Commissioner Lucas), Michel Constantin (Commissioner Campana alias Louis Lopez), Mireille Darc (Christine alias Françoise), Robert Dalban (Commissioner Chauvet, Superintendent in Nice), Daniel Ivernel (Ligmann). The film was directed by Georges Lautner.

How long is There Once Was a Cop?

There Once Was a Cop has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1972.

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